Former Avangard Omsk experienced Rostislav Cada is the new coach of Slovan Bratislava. Cada will lead Slovak team in its first season in KHL. LEV Poprad coach Radim Rulík won't follow the team's relocation in Prague. He signs with Extraliga runner up HC Kosice.In Czech Republic, František Výborný leaves Ceske Budejovice and signs for Mlada Boleslav while Milan Vrzal left Sparta Praha coaching staff to take the lead of Stadion Litomerice in First Division

(05 May 2012)

Big changes in Mladá Boleslav after its Extraliga relegation

As a reaction on the team's Extraliga relegation by Chomutov in the best-of-7 series, big changes occurred in Mladá Boleslav. Both coaches Petr Novák and Vladimír Hiadlovský has been resigned, the Sport Manager Milan Hnilička as well. Also all the players went through a personal interviews with the organization's top management. Regarding the Head Director of Mladá Boleslav Jan Plachý players were penalized with fines. "We need to get back to Extraliga and to reach it we need there people what would sliver themselves for the team," Plachý said to bkboleslav.cz

BK Mlada Boleslav, bottom team of Czech Extraliga, fired coach Vladimir Jerabek after eight losses from their 11 opening games of the season. The club sits bottom of the league with nine points. Current sports manager Milan Hnilicka takes over the charge of the first team with assistant coach Vladimir Hiadlovsky remaining in his position. Mlada Boleslav has finished last in all of their three Extraliga seasons so far, but saved themselves in relegation round every time.

(17 Oct 2011)

Start of Czech Extraliga postponed

Originally, Tipsport Extraliga would start this Friday, Sep 16, with seven games. Because of Yaroslavl jet crash all the first round games are postponed. "Jan Marek, Karel Rachůnek and Josef Vašíček were friends of many Czech Extraliga players. Their friends would be unable to attend Jan Marek's funeral if we will make them play hockey on Friday," Czech Extraliga head commisioner Stanislav Šulc said. New dates for the games is unknown, the clubs will arrange date of their 1st round games themselves.

Mlada Boleslav won the decisive seventh game of Tipsport extraliga relegation series 4-1 and beat Usti nad Labem 4-3 in the series. Boleslav has won its third relegation series in a row, once again preventing the winner of 1. liga from promotion to the top division.

(17 Apr 2011)

Battle for Extraliga goes down to seventh game

The qualification series for a place in next season's Tipsport extraliga will be decided in the last seventh game on Sunday. Mlada Boleslav squandered a 3-1 lead in the series and after today's game, which 1. liga champion Usti nad Labem won 3-2, the series is tied after six games.

Tuesday night saw the second leg of the round of 16 decide who will go through to the quarterfinals of this year's Champions Hockey League.
As suggested in my pre-match review all the teams that had significant leads in the first round ... Read more»